Martinez Seeks to Extend Boundaries

Marisela Martinez loves her culture, or what she calls her “house.” She knows her Chicana heritage inside and out. But, according to the new director of the Multicultural Student Services Center, there’s nothing wrong with getting to know her larger neighborhood. READ

Political Management Professor Tom Cole Elected to Congress

Tom Cole, an adjunct professor in The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM), has turned his teachings into action as he won Oklahoma’s 4th congressional seat, which was previously occupied by Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts, who did not run for re-election. Cole, a Republican, served at GSPM as the Fahrenkopf/Manatt Professorial Lecturer for a class entitled “Political Parties and Politics.”READ

Trachtenberg Proposes Trimester System for GW

In a policy address to a faculty assembly, University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg proposed that the GW calendar year shift to 14-week trimesters. He called for the establishment of a working group comprising faculty, staff, trustees, and students to examine the implications of such a system and report results by May 1, 2003. READ

• Orin Kerr, LAW, UK Register, Nov. 25
• Daryl Jenkins, Newsday, Nov. 22
• Douglas Fuller, CCAS, NPR, Nov. 20

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